Around Bach
RECITAL
Young Talent Series
// PRESENTATION
Willard Carter, revelation of the Menuhin Festival Masterclass 2021, soloist of the academy’s closing concert with the festival orchestra.
I attended the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in the summer of 2019, and because I loved it so much I returned in 2021. The high level of playing and everyone’s enjoyment in making music was stronger than anywhere else I’d been. There is such a sense of community among the students and teachers. And there wasn’t a single person that didn’t contribute to the festival’s positive energy. The teachers’ enthusiasm stays with me to this day, as well as what I learnt on a personal level by interacting with other students. You get to know each other really well, which is important for chamber music.
In 2021, separately from the chamber festival, I was lucky enough to play Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the orchestra, which was led by young conductors. Sometimes I would meet up with them to go through my piece. They all had such strong ideas about the work, and so did I. I learnt a lot from those discussions. It was also invaluable to be given so much time to rehearse with the orchestra, which almost never happens for professional soloists. We worked in depth, and I created a relationship with everyone. Playing the concerto with that orchestra was one of the best experiences of my life“
[ W. Carter | Strad 27 Jan 2022 ]
// PROGRAM
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Suite n0 5 BWV 1011
for solo cello
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Gavotte I, II
6. Gigue
Quia Respexit
from Magnificat in D Major BWV 243
(arr. Marc Antoine Zufferey for Voice and Cello)
Air on the G string
(arr. Marc Antoine Zufferey for Voice and Cello)
PAUSE
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Suite n0. 1, op. 72
for cello solo
- Canto primo: Sostenuto e largamente
1. Fuga: Andante moderato
2. Lamento: Lento rubato
- Canto secondo: Sostenuto
1. Serenata: Allegretto pizzicato
2. Marcia: Alla marcia moderato
- Canto terzo: Sostenuto
1. Bordone: Moderato cuasi recitativo
2. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto: Presto
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) / CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893)
Ave Maria
(arr. Marc Antoine Zufferey for Voice and Cello)
// PRICES
- SINGLE CATEGORY | CHF 60.-
- PASS MELOMANE | CHF 800.-
- PASS MELOMANE DUO | CHF 1 300.-
- CHILDREN UNDER 16 | FREE
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Mrs Selma Iris Ronnerström
for her loyal and precious support and her generous contribution.
